Schacht Crank Arm for The Incredible Rope Machine User manual

Brand: Schacht

Model: Crank Arm for The Incredible Rope Machine

Type: User manual

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THE INCREDIBLE

ROPE MACHINE®

Assembly & Use

Find out more at schachtspindle.com

Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301

p. 303.442.3212 800.228.2553 f. 303.447.9273

WS6201

Watch the Incredible Rope Machine in action!

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THE INCREDIBLE ROPE MACHINE®

Assembly & Use

PARTS

1X handle

1X crank

3X crank arms

6X O-rings

1X separator

ROPE MACHINE

O-rings handle

crank arms

O-rings

crank

grooves

FIGURE 1: ROPE MACHINE PARTS

SEPARATOR

Schacht Spindle Company, Inc., hereby gives notice to the buyer or user of The

Incredible Rope Machine that ropes made with this product are intended ONLY for

decorative purposes. Schacht Spindle Company, Inc., and its dealers are not liable for

any injuries occasioned by use of rope made with this machine.

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ASSEMBLING THE ROPE MACHINE

1. Unpack the box and remove all protective wrapping from the parts.

2. Identify each part, as shown in Figure 1. The separator comes pre-assembled; you’ll

put together the Rope Machine from the remaining parts.

■The front of the handle has the Schacht logo.

■Crank arms have a hook end and a at end. Each end has a groove to hold an

O-ring.

■The at side of the crank faces the back of the handle.

3. Slide the hook end of each crank arm through a hole in the handle, from the back of

the handle.

4. Slide an O-ring over the hook end of each crank arm, pushing until the O-ring slips

into the groove.

5. Line up the crank’s holes with the at ends of the crank arms. Slide the crank arms

through the holes.

6. Slide an O-ring over the at end of each crank arm, pushing until the O-ring slips

into the groove.

USING THE ROPE MACHINE

The Incredible Rope Machine winds a 3-ply rope from yarn or string. As the plies twist

around each other, they create a thicker rope. The rope will also shorten as these plies

wind around each other—this is called take-up. To make a rope, choose some yarn and

decide on a length for the nished rope. It’s easiest to make rope with two people.

1. Set up your work space: Clamp the separator to a work surface. Add about 30% to the

length you want to your rope, to allow for take-up. (Example: you want a 36-inch rope,

so add about 10 inches. There is no hard-and-fast formula for adding take-up, except

that thicker ropes will have more take-up. You may have to experiment.) Measure this

distance from the separator and set the Rope Machine down on this spot, with a clear

path between them. If you want to make several ropes of equal length, mark an X on the

oor with masking tape; stand here when you start to add twist in step 3.

2. Set up the yarn: Tie your yarn to one hook of the Rope Machine, as shown in Figure

2. Loop the yarn around peg A of the separator and carry it back to the Rope Machine.

Loop the yarn around the middle hook and carry it back to the separator. Loop the yarn

around peg B and carry it back to the Rope Machine. Loop the yarn around the last

hook and carry it back to the separator. Finally, loop the yarn around both pegs and

carry it back to the rst hook of the Rope Machine. Tie the yarn to this hook and cut

it. (For a thicker rope, repeat this step as many times as you want.) You should see 2

“lines” of yarn coming from each hook.

Peg A

Peg B

start

& end

here

FIGURE 2: SET UP YARN

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3. Add twist: Hold the yarn taut and turn the crank to the right (clockwise). As you

crank, the 2 lines of yarn connected to each hook will twist around each other, forming

the rope’s plies—see Figure 3. To tighten the twist, turn the crank more times; there

will be more take-up and you may have to move closer to the separator. Crank until the

twist is as tight as you want: when you let the yarn slacken, each ply should kink back

on itself. To make matching ropes, count the turns and use the same number for each

one.

4. Make the rope: Set down the Rope Machine and stand behind the separator.

Slowly pull the plies away from the pegs. As you pull, twist the plies to the left

(counterclockwise), as shown in Figure 4A. If you’ve got a helper, one person can hold

the Rope Machine while the other person stands at the separator.

5. Continue pulling the plies away from the pegs as you twist them to the left; the

Rope Machine will move closer to the separator. Guide and smooth the plies to form a

smooth, even rope. The plies will naturally twist together, as shown in Figure 4B. If they

do not, turn the crank to the right (clockwise) to add more twist.

6. When the Rope Machine reaches the separator, slip the yarn off the hooks. Tie this

end of the rope in an overhand knot to keep it from unraveling. •

FIGURE 3: ADD TWIST

clockwise

FIGURE 4: MAKE ROPE

counterclockwise

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